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The We're 38 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: going to continue our trade deadline content with my three 39 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: favorite destinations for Jimmy Butler. You guys know the drill 40 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: before we get started. Subscribe to the Hoops Tonight YouTube 41 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: channel so you don't miss any more of our videos. 42 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: Follow me on Twitter at underscore JCNLT so you guys 43 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: don't miss you how announcements. Don't forget about our podcast 44 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: view wherever you get you podcast under Hoops Tonight. It's 45 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: also super helpful if you leave a rating and a 46 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: review on that front. 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So 57 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: more to get into tomorrow today, just or yours Thunder 58 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: and the Jimmy Butler trade destinations all right, let's talk 59 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: some basketball. So shake Gil Just Alexander was absolutely frying 60 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: everyone to start this game. He outscored the Warriors by 61 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: himself in the first quarter, a good chunk of picking 62 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: on specific matchups on the floor. But he was also 63 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: giving it directly to Andrew Wiggins. He hit him with 64 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: this ridiculous, like high hesitation move like he was gonna 65 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: go to his left, and then just scissor dribbled over 66 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: to his right and went right around him to the basket. 67 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: He was hitting jumpers, He's getting to the rim, he 68 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: was getting to the foul line. The Warriors offense was 69 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: also in a funk in the first quarter. Both Buddy 70 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: Hill and Steph Curry got off to really rough starts. 71 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: Andrew Riggins Wiggins was the only guy really hitting shots, 72 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: and so they ended up going down by fourteen. Just 73 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: an absolute disaster start to the game for the Warriors, 74 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: a continuation of a lot of the things that they've 75 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: struggled with over the course of the last few months. 76 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: But in the first shift, without Steph on the floor, 77 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: the Warriors finally got a good bit of offensive production 78 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: from Andrew Wiggins and Dennis Schroeder. Wiggins like post up 79 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: on the left block, gets into the middle, hits a 80 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: little hook shot over his left shoulder. Dennis Schroeder comes 81 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: downhill in a ball screen and just hits a little 82 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: foul line jump shot. Andrew Wiggins gets Isaiah Hartenstein on 83 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: a switch on the left wing, hits a little step 84 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: back three in his face. Guys were creating offense, and 85 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: when guys create offense for the Warriors, it unlocks the 86 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: strength of this roster, which is that the Warriors have 87 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: a depth of really good role players that can defend, 88 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: that can play in transition, and that can play with 89 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: an advantage. They were scoring so they could set their 90 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: defense so that they could get more stops so that 91 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: they can force more turnovers. They held OKC to twenty 92 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: four points in that second quarter. They turned OKAC over 93 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: five times, and they scored eleven points in transition. Just 94 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: in the second quarter. They got the lead back to four. 95 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: Okay See goes on a little run capped by a 96 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: Shae Gills as Alexander three off of an offensive rebounder 97 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: that puts the lead back up to gets a lead 98 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: up to thirteen. And then Andrew Wiggins it's a big 99 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: three on the right wing that cuts it down to ten. 100 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: In the third quarter, Steph finally gets going hits a 101 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: couple of threes. Steph was amazing down the stretch of 102 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: the game too. I want to get into in a minute, 103 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: but I really want to zero in on the non 104 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: State four Riors tonight because it's kind of indicative of 105 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: the flawed in this roster, which is that top end 106 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: shot creation beyond Steph Curry, it really was from a 107 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: bunch of different guys like Andrew Wiggins and Dennischroder were 108 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: amazing all night, even into clutch time. Both of them 109 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: were creating shots all night. Schroeder more is like a 110 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: playmaker and Wiggins more is like a score but they 111 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: were doing it throughout. But even when it got into 112 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: crunch time, which by the way, the Thunder didn't go 113 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: down easily in this game. Shay and Jay Dub were 114 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: both fantastic down the stretch as they continued to generate 115 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 1: offense for the Thunder to keep them close and every 116 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 1: time someone came up and hit a big shot. Andrew 117 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: Wiggins hit one of the biggest shots of the game 118 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: out of the right corner, a really nice pinin flare 119 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: from Dennis Schroeder where Dennis Schroeder saw that his man 120 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: was helping, and so he screened Andrew Wiggins man to 121 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: create a little passing angle into the right corner. Steph 122 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: hit him. Wiggins hits a big three. Wiggins hit a 123 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: floater off of a euro step and a ball screen 124 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: that was a big shot. In the fourth quarter of 125 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: this game, again, Schroder only had nine points, but they 126 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: were all self created mid range jump shots, driving to 127 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: the basketball Isaiah Joe for a layup. He had a 128 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: movement three that he hit on the right wing off 129 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: of a post split for the Warriors where they they 130 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 1: had the ball. I think it was Looney, kind of 131 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: around the right elbow area, and Looney just handed it 132 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: off to Schroeder coming off of a wide screen and 133 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: he set his feet moving to the right, which is 134 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: a shot you almost never see Dennis Schroeder take, and 135 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: he knocked it down from three point land. But it 136 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: was his shot creation, getting downhill and generating openings that 137 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: really kept things flowing for the Warriors on offense. He 138 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: had a play late in the game. The Warriors were 139 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: trying to get the ball to Steph at the top 140 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: of the key, but the Thunder were doing a good 141 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: job of denying him, and so Dennis kind of had 142 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: to turn and self create. He had Shay on him. 143 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: Just beat Shay off the dribble to the right, Drew 144 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: Hartenstein up in a low man help situation, dropped it 145 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: off to GP two, and he dunked on Hartenstein bad. 146 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: It was a really really impressive athletic play from Gary Payton. 147 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: But like those two guys, through Andrew Wiggins scoring and 148 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: through Dennis Schroder's playmaking kind of roughly approximated a second 149 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 1: star shot creator would look like. And the Warriors looked awesome. 150 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: The announcers were talking early in the game, They're like, 151 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: you know, Buddy healed in the last two months. He's 152 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: shooting thirty percent from three after his hot start. And 153 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: then one of the guys that I can't remember who 154 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: it was, but said like, oh, well, well, when Buddy 155 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: was shooting well, the Warriors were winning. It's like, yeah, 156 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: no shit. This Warriors roster has actually a plethora of 157 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: really good role players that can play on both ends 158 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: of the floor when they have roles that are manageable, 159 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,119 Speaker 1: but they just don't have that reliable secondary shot creation. 160 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna share the stats with you guys later here 161 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: in a minute. But the Warriors pretty consistently are good 162 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: when they score the basketball. That's why I always talk 163 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: about the idea of value in a vacuum versus value 164 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: for your specific team. Like Jamal Murray is immensely valuable 165 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: to the Nuggets in a way he wouldn't be for 166 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: someone else because his specific skill set helps the two 167 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: man game with Jokic in such a way that makes 168 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: them unguardable in the half court right. Similarly, on a 169 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: Warriors roster, a secondary shot creator is going to be 170 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: immensely valuable there in a way that they wouldn't be 171 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: elsewhere in the league because it's such a need on 172 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: that specific roster. Again, we're gonna circle back to that 173 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: in a minute. But it naturally just created easier opportunities 174 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: for everyone. Randon pajamskate eleven points. He had a couple 175 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: of nice self creation shots too. He had a second 176 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: half three off the dribble on the right wing. Moses 177 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: Moody had a couple of nice buckets, one driving a 178 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: close out, one off of an offensive rebound. I thot 179 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: Kevon Looney was amazing in terms of his physical leverage, 180 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: creating passing angles on seals and just catching everything in 181 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: traffic and either finishing it or drawing a foul. And 182 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: what that does is it puts Steph Curry in a 183 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: position where instead of needing to create everything, he can 184 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: just focus on making the big shots that put the 185 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: team over the top, which is something that at his 186 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: even at this phase in his career, he can be 187 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: excellent at. Like they he had there was the league 188 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: got cut to three after shayet I think it either 189 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: Shay or JDub got a couple of buckets in a 190 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: row after they had been up seven or eight, they 191 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: cut it down to three. One possession game. Steph comes 192 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: off and it's a thirty foot bomb off of a 193 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: ball screen, and it's like like, yeah, Steph didn't have 194 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: the biggest scoring game of the night, but he was 195 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,959 Speaker 1: able to get the big shots when they needed him, 196 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: and that really is all that matters. Right, Like, if 197 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: you have Steph in a position where his offensive trades 198 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: can be used as a little bit more of a 199 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: ceiling razor instead of like the primary offensive engine of 200 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: everything that you do, that's a more useful way to 201 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: make to make use of Steph at this phase in 202 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: his career, and I thought that kind of screamed off 203 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: of the screen last night. And then on defense, the 204 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: Warriors got better with their game plan discipline as the 205 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: game went along. One of the things I noticed about 206 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: on film and once again I did a whole film 207 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: thread on this game, So you guys can go over 208 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: to my Twitter feed at Underscore Jason LT and just 209 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: look for the video of it starts with Andrew Wiggins 210 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: hitting a spin move on Shay and it just kind 211 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: of goes through. I just got a bunch of clips 212 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: from the game. But one of the things I was 213 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: calling out in the film thread this morning was the 214 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: concept of gifting driving angles or defending with an open stance. 215 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: So a lot of times, what will happen when you're 216 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: guarding a guy like Shae. You're not keeping Shae in 217 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: front throughout the entire game. He's just too good with 218 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: the dribble drive. His first step is too quick, his 219 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: dribble combinations, and his ability to just completely pause and 220 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: hesitation moves in freeze defenders. He's just too good as 221 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: a drible drive guy. So if you set your defense 222 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: up in a way that says like, hey, you contain 223 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: Shae like that, That's just that's not going to work 224 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: right Like, more more likely it's going to be Shae 225 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: getting downhill into the teeth of your defense. And that 226 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: way is fine as long as you have a plan 227 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: for it. And so one of the things I noticed 228 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: early in the game when Shae was playing really, really well, 229 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: they were a lot of guys were defending Shae with 230 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: an open stance towards his left hand, so they were 231 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: like playing up on his right hand and kind of 232 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: funneling him towards the left and hopes that he'll be 233 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: more willing to take a This is kind of a 234 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: just a general thing with most basketball players. When they 235 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: drive right handed player when they drive left, are most 236 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: likely going to take a pull up jump shot. When 237 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: they drive right, they're most likely going to go all 238 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: the way to the rim. Now, a guy like Shaye 239 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: is really good shooting or going to the rim both ways, 240 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: but still that tendency tends to exist regardless. It's it's 241 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: as a game plan thing, your best bet. Even though 242 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: obviously Shay is so damn good that he can hit 243 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: pull up jumpers going right and he can hit layups 244 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: going left. But the Warriors were doing a lot of 245 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: like kind of shading Shaye towards his left hand side. 246 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: But in the first quarter, he was getting that dribble 247 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: penetration and there was nobody there like there'd be. There 248 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: was a play where he got a dunk where there's 249 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: just literally no one even in the picture and help 250 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: side defense. There was a play in the post where 251 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: I think Pods was like overplaying him towards the middle 252 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: and giving up the baseline and Shaye just ripped baseline 253 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 1: but there was no help there. Looney was all the 254 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: way on the opposite block, and Shae just made a 255 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: little left handed shot in the lane, and so it 256 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: was like, Okay, we're not doing our job here within 257 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 1: the game plan, which is like if we're going to 258 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: give up dribble penetration, we're sending him left and we 259 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: need to have the help ready. And you could just 260 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: visibly see a difference in their help side and how 261 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: on time they were in the second, third, and fourth 262 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: quarters where guys were still kind of opening up to 263 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 1: the left and letting Shay go, but he was running 264 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: into the running into bodies, like no further than ten feet, 265 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: sooner than ten feet from the basket, so like he 266 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: was running into traffic, which is gonna test one of 267 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: Shay's weaknesses as a playmaker, which is that he is 268 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: a good playmaker, but he does he will sometimes shoot 269 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: through multiple bodies instead of making kickout passes, and you 270 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: can force him into some misses in situations like that. Now, 271 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: I want to be clear, like Shay cooked him all 272 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: night long, but they just did a much better job 273 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: of making him less efficient and less impactful over the 274 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: last three quarters than they did in the first quarter, 275 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: just simply by doing a better job in their game 276 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: plan discipline of rotating earlier as you were sending Shay 277 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: into help. The Warriors now have two wins against all 278 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: Lahoma City, a win against Boston, two wins against Houston, 279 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: and two wins against Memphis. That's seven wins against teams 280 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: with top six records in the NBA. According to Cleaning 281 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: the Glass, Golden State now has eleven total wins against 282 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: teams in the top ten in point differential. Only Houston 283 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: and Oklahoma City have more. No other team in the 284 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: league has double digit wins against teams in the top 285 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: ten in point differential, and one of the things that 286 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: consistently stands out in these situations. When they score, they 287 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: can beat anyone because they play really good defense and 288 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: they get out in transition. In those eleven wins against 289 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: teams in the top ten in point differential, the Warriors 290 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: have a one to nineteen offensive rating. When they score, 291 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: they can beat anyone, and that extends throughout their entire 292 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: schedule when they score at least one hundred and eighteen 293 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: points just total points in a game. This year they're 294 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: fourteen and two. They lose almost every time they fail 295 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: to get a hunt. It's a consistent trend. And so 296 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: like when I'm talking about the Warriors and I'm pitching 297 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: things like, hey, this is why it's worth making a 298 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: move for a secondary shot creator, it's based on two 299 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 1: simple concepts. One, I don't think you should be in 300 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 1: the Steph Curry Draymond Green business unless you're trying to 301 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: win now. I just don't see the point. I don't 302 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: think it's fair to Steph to try to rebuild while 303 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: he's on the roster. There's time for that in the future. 304 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: You may never have a player like Steph again, let 305 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: alone for a very long time. So One, if you're 306 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: in the Steph and Draymond business. It's got to be 307 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: a win now business. And then two, I really do 308 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: think there's a kind of a mischaracterization of this Warrior's 309 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: roster is bad when what it really is is deficient 310 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: in a key area. Right now, all of their subsidiary 311 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: offensive talent, guys like Wiggins and schroeder Pods, Buddy Healed, 312 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: these guys are all playing up a role like Wiggins 313 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: should really be your third or fourth best offensive player 314 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: on the team, not your second best offensive player. Dannis 315 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: Schroderz should still be your third or fourth best player 316 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: offensive player on the team, not your second or third 317 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: best offensive player on the team. You need to slot 318 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: these guys down. When you slot these guys down, they 319 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: were lying, like think of it like this. Where you 320 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: land in the hierarchy is how often you have to 321 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: rely on difficult shot making. Right the superstar, he's gonna 322 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: have to rescue a lot of possessions, he's gonna face 323 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: the toughest coverages, he's gonna have to take and make 324 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: a lot of really difficult shots. The secondary shot creator, 325 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: he's going to be leaned on in that type of 326 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: role when the superstars off the floor. So he's gonna 327 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: have to do that for like fifteen minutes a game. 328 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: He's gonna have to take a lot of the rescue 329 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: shots and the tough shots at the end of possessions 330 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: that coverage the coverage beating shots. Right, But then he's 331 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: also gonna have to occasionally take tough shots when he's 332 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: on the floor the superstar and that guy's tired. Right, 333 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: go down to the third guy. It's like he's never 334 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: gonna lead a unit, but he will occasionally have to 335 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: take a tough shot when the main shot crater on 336 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: the floor is tired or in a bad matchup and 337 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: you have to try to rescue that possession. Right, go 338 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: down to the fourth guy. He's probably never gonna take 339 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: a super tough shot or very rarely going to take 340 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: a super tough shot. Everything is with an advantage, second 341 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: side action, all that kind of stuff, right, and so 342 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: on and so forth. As you get down the hierarchy, 343 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: the difficulty in your shot diet goes down. It's not 344 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: exactly hard to figure out. So just for example, if 345 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: you were to take a let's say a guy like 346 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: Cam Johnson, who's just a better offensive player than Andrew 347 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: Wiggins and Dennis Schroeder. Okay, if you were to put 348 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: him into that second role and everyone goes down a role, 349 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: everyone's shot diet gets easier. Not to mention, Cam Johnson's 350 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: shot diet in Brooklyn is harder than the types of 351 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: shots that he'll be getting in the Golden State system. 352 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: That's why I emphasize that right now, the Warriors have 353 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: excellent coaching. I still think Steph is capable as a 354 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: top tier superstar of lifting a team over the top 355 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: with the right type of team, and you've got this 356 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: incredible depth of role player talent that can play on 357 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: both ends of the floor as long as they're in 358 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: roles that are manageable. But you just simply do not 359 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: have a guy that can consistently create shots off of 360 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: Steph and every time the guys that are in their 361 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: roles that they're a little underqualified for but they thrive 362 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: every time, they thrive, which is inconsistent. Why because they're 363 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 1: not qualified for those roles. Andrew Wiggins is an inconsistent 364 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: number two, you know why, because he shouldn't be a 365 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: number two. So, like with that being the case, if 366 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 1: you can slot everybody down properly and put someone in 367 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: that role, it is literally the one gaping weakness on 368 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: this team. There are other moderate weaknesses, Oh yeah, you 369 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: could probably use a little bit bigger of a center, right, Like, 370 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: there are little things that you can get into in 371 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: terms of moderate improvements here or there. But there's one 372 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: gaping hole in this Warriors roster and it is in 373 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: secondary shot creation or secondary star behind Steph Curry. And 374 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: that's why I've been harping on that as much as 375 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: I have this year on the thunderfront, Shay is truly unbelievable. 376 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: He had fifty two and even with the better game 377 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: plan discipline that the Warriors showed in the later portions 378 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: of the game, they still couldn't really do anything with them. 379 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: Shay has a trait that I think is something that 380 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: makes him really gifted at getting to the foul line, 381 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: in the sense that, like, when he sees a small 382 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 1: gap that he can't necessarily get through, but that he 383 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: has enough of an angle to have the defender out 384 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: of position, He'll just keep attacking that gap with physicality. 385 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: So like the defender will slide over and kind of 386 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: hold him on the like kind of give him some 387 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: contact on that first drive, but Shaye will just keep 388 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: pounding and trying to get through that gap, and inevitably 389 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: the leverage angle he has where the guy's kind of 390 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,120 Speaker 1: on his side, that guy ends up holding or hanging 391 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: on to him a step too long, and then the 392 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: reff will blow the whistle. He just kind of puts 393 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: the refs in predicaments where they have no choice but 394 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: to blow the whistle. The pump fakes where he gets 395 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: someone out of position and jumps into him, that sort 396 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: of thing. He just is a complete master of his 397 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: craft and single facet. But the Warriors counted on something 398 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:07,440 Speaker 1: that many teams count on when playing the Thunder, that 399 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: other guys will just misshots. And with the exception of 400 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: Isaiah Joe who's been shooting really well as of late, 401 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: and Jay Dubb who put up twenty six although he 402 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: took him twenty six shots, every other Thunder player struggled 403 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: in this game. Isaiah Harden signed Lou Dort, Keeson Wallace, 404 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,239 Speaker 1: Jay du or Jay will I should say, Ken ridg 405 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:34,719 Speaker 1: Williams and Aaron Wiggins combined to make five shots they 406 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: attempted it looks like twenty thirty two, so they were 407 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: five for thirty two from the field. Between those guys, 408 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: that's just not going to get the job done. And 409 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: you know, and like, as a result of that, over 410 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: the final three quarters, the Thunder offense generated just zero 411 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: point eighty four points per half court possession. And look, 412 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: I've been preaching all season with the Thunder that this 413 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: team is prone to offensive lulls. I want to I 414 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: want to emphasize this because I get into this sort 415 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: of discussion. A discussion is the wrong word, but I 416 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: get this kind of feedback from fans and the comments. 417 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: Often when I'm talking about teams, I'm talking about them 418 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 1: with respect to the tier that they're in. So when 419 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: I'm talking about flaws and strengths for a third tier contender, 420 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: call it like the Lakers, for instance, It's going to 421 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: be different than the way I discuss the second tier 422 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: contender teams like Dallas or Denver, New York, versus the 423 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 1: way I discuss a top tier contender like Cleveland, Oklahoma 424 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: City in Boston. I know Oklahoma City is a lot 425 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: better than Golden State. I think even Warriors fans would 426 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: admit that if they face Golden Okay See in a 427 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: first round playoff series, that they would get beat. It's 428 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: not about that we're talking about Oklahoma City has real 429 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: championship pressure, and so when I discuss them, I'm discussing 430 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: them as in terms of like what could get them 431 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: beat in the conference finals or in the NBA Finals. 432 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: What could get the Thunder beat if they ran into 433 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: a game six against Dallas or a game six against Denver, 434 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: or a game six against Boston or a game six 435 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 1: against Cleveland if they make it to the NBA Finals. 436 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: That's what I talk about there. There has been a 437 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: trend from last year's playoffs into the n season tournament 438 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,679 Speaker 1: into some of these high leverage games this season that 439 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: Shay is resilient in those situations. He might have a 440 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: game where he struggles to shoot a little bit, but 441 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: like Shae seems resilient and Jada sometimes but everyone else 442 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 1: it's like you don't know what you're getting when it 443 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 1: gets into those situations, which is to be expected. These 444 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: are young players, all of these guys at Hartenstein, dort 445 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: case I, Wallace, Jawill, Kenrick Williams, Aaron Wiggins. Like, there 446 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: are some guys in there that have there are veterans 447 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: with some playoff experience, but like it's a lot of 448 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: youth that you're depending on in those sorts of situations. 449 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: And here's the thing. Lou Dort has offensive upside, but 450 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: he is a little bit streaky. Case On Wallace has 451 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: offensive upside, He's a little bit streaky. Aaron Wiggins is 452 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: a little bit streaky. These guys are capable of being 453 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: really hot and they are capable of being really cold. 454 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 1: And so again, like I want to be clear, like 455 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: the thunder to me, are have played better than anybody 456 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: in this regular season. I'm not trying to deny that 457 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: in any way, shape or form. I view them as 458 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: a top tier contender. Earlier in the season, I viewed 459 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: Boston on a tier by themselves. I have moved Oklahoma 460 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: City into that tier. I'm a believer in what Oklahoma 461 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: City can do. But will they win the championship this year? 462 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: That's in doubt to some extent. And if they lose, 463 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: this is what I think it will look like. If 464 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: they lose, it will look like their half court offense 465 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: falling apart because everyone not named Shay struggles to find 466 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: a level of comfort on the offensive end of the floor. 467 00:22:56,359 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: It's just something to keep it up, all right. Jimmy 468 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: Butler my top three trade destinations. Jimmy had one goal 469 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: when he decided he was going to make a giant 470 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: mess of things in Miami. He wanted to force pat 471 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: Riley's hand into trading him before this year's deadline, and 472 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: according to all of the reports that I've seen, it 473 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: has worked and he are at least intent on getting 474 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: him moved before next Wednesday's deadline. So with that being 475 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: the case, here are my top three destinations. Number three, 476 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: the Milwaukee Bucks not necessarily the greatest fit in the world, 477 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: putting him next to Gianni's teams would likely guard any 478 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: action that involves Jimmy and Giannis directly by switching, which 479 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: means that they would have to be able to be 480 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: off ball threats for each other, because if they're both 481 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 1: in the action, that's great, but if they switch, one's 482 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: going to have to go create space for the other, 483 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 1: which means they're gonna have to play off of each other. Now, 484 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,479 Speaker 1: Jimmy has become a knockdown, catch and shoot guy, but 485 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 1: he has a slow release and he doesn't take many 486 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: of them. Jannis obviously would be more of a dunker 487 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: spot guy off of Jimmy, which is a form of spacing, 488 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: but it's not great, so like it's not necessarily the 489 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 1: perfect fit, but it is a massive talent play. The 490 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,719 Speaker 1: deal with likely center around Chris Middleton and Bobby Portis. 491 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 1: Now both of those guys have been valuable to Milwaukee 492 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: in different ways throughout this year. Chris Middleton, for instance, 493 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: hasn't shown much in terms of top end offensive talent, 494 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: but his ability to handle a ball in the half 495 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: court and kind of set up his teammates with some 496 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 1: advantages has been really helpful. He had like another seven 497 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: assistant game the other day, and Bobby Portis is scoring. 498 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 1: His spot up shooting and particularly his rebounding have been 499 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 1: missed on this road trip where the Bucks have been 500 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: struggling a little bit. But neither of those guys have 501 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: been particularly good, and both of them have large salaries 502 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: that can be used to facilitated deal as long as 503 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: pat Conington can be moved in order to get out 504 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: from underneath that second apron. So if you make that 505 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: sort of move, there's a drawback, which is Yannis basically 506 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: becomes your backup center. But you have a player in 507 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler that is much much better at basketball on 508 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: both ends of the floor than either of Bobby Portis 509 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: or Chris Middleton. He gives you another athlete to deploy 510 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 1: on the perimeter defensively for a team that desperately needs 511 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: these types of athletes. He gives you a better chance 512 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: of surviving Yannis off minutes. This is one of the 513 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: more exciting parts of it. Both the offense and defense 514 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 1: have been bad this year. When Dame is on the 515 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: floor without Yannis, Jimmy just gives you a better chance 516 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: to survive or maybe even thrive in those minutes when 517 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,159 Speaker 1: Yannis is sitting. And then in the playoffs, Jimmy is 518 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,680 Speaker 1: still just one of the most versatile weapons in the league. 519 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: There's a very specific reason why Jimmy is always great 520 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, and no, it's not just because he 521 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,120 Speaker 1: has that dog in him or any other meaningless platitude. 522 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:59,400 Speaker 1: It's because he's big, he's strong, and he's really good 523 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: at a lot of different things on a basketball court. 524 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: The size and strength makes him less vulnerable to the 525 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: playoff physicality when you get into that setting, and then 526 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 1: his versatility allows him to adjust his approach on either 527 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: end of the floor from opponent to opponent. This is 528 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: a team I'm gonna run a lot of high ball screens. 529 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: It this is a team like. If you need Jimmy 530 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,199 Speaker 1: to run high ball screens and pick teams apart, he 531 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,719 Speaker 1: can do that. If you need Jimmy to attack mismatches 532 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: in the post, he can do that. If you need 533 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: Jimmy to stand in the corner and knock down wide 534 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: open stains still jump shots, he can do that. If 535 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 1: you need Jimmy to be a transition player, he can 536 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: do that. If you need Jimmy to defend on the ball, 537 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: he can do that on a variety of different guys. 538 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: If you need Jimmy to defend off the ball, he 539 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 1: can do that. He can rebound. He is such a 540 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: versatile player that he can plug and play into anything 541 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: his team needs him to do. And he's big and strong, 542 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,239 Speaker 1: which allows him to thrive in the physicality. That's what 543 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 1: makes him such a unique playoff player. So I think 544 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: bringing him in would be just a talent play for 545 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: Milwaukee that would give him a better chance to hang 546 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: with the top team in the conference, number two, the 547 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: Golden State Warriors. Now, this would be much more complicated 548 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 1: to pull off because the Warriors have six players that 549 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,919 Speaker 1: make between five and ten million dollars so it's just 550 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: really tough for them to match salary, and any deal 551 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 1: would likely have to include would basically have to include 552 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: Andrew Wiggins or Draymond grad My guess is Miami would 553 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: want Andrew Wiggins because he would be able to immediately 554 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: help Miami at the same position Jimmy place right now, 555 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: Hey what high Smith is in that role? So Miami 556 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 1: would be getting an upgrade in the form of Andrew Wiggins, 557 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: who just had another great game last night against the Thunder. 558 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 1: So the deal would in all likelihood center around some 559 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: combination of Wiggins and Cominga plus another two salaries, probably 560 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 1: Buddy Healed and Kyle Anderson. Maybe you can convince them 561 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: to let you keep Kaminga if they like to draft 562 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 1: compensation enough. I would sert again every time I talk 563 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: about this with Warriors fans. I don't think you give 564 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: up Kaminga just for poops and giggles. You try to 565 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:52,479 Speaker 1: keep Kaminga out of the deal. I'm just saying, if 566 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 1: that's what it takes, that's what you gotta pay. You'd 567 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: get back something like Jimmy Butler and Josh Richardson something 568 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: along those lines, and the Heat obviously get plenty of 569 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: talent that can help right away with their goals. And 570 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: apparently I was reading a Mark Stein piece yesterday that 571 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: said that Miami really needs to make the playoffs this 572 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 1: year in terms of future draft compensation that they owe 573 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: to other teams. So if you were to make that deal, 574 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: this is what you'd be left with. In this case, 575 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: we'll call it Buddy Heald and Kyle Anderson plus Kaminga 576 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: just for the sake of the worst case scenario. Obviously, 577 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:22,439 Speaker 1: if you get to keep Kaminga and you get to 578 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: include a different player, that's ideal. But in that case, 579 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 1: you'd be left with Steph Jimmy and Draymond Dennis and 580 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: tray Jackson Davis probably your starting five right off the bench. 581 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: You still have Kavon Looney, you still have Moses Moodie, 582 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: you still have Gary Payton. Second, you still have the 583 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: gem Ski, you still have Lindy Waters, Gee Santo's, Quinton 584 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: Post and Pat Spencer. Again, this is the advantage of 585 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: having the depth of role player talent that they have, 586 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: and Josh Richardson would be in that mix too. You 587 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: just have so many damn good players that you can 588 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: afford to lose a few in order to bring back 589 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: a primary shot creator. You get a star to anchor 590 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: units with Steph off the floor, you get an offensive 591 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: star to run two man game with Steph that teams 592 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: will not want to swim, so you can get teams 593 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: into rotation consistently. And most importantly, on this team that 594 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: has an enormous amount of role player depth but a 595 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: complete lack of top end talent, you turn some of 596 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: that role player depth into star talent to better balance 597 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: out your roster. I also don't think Golden State would 598 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: have to include much in the way of draft compensation 599 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: to make it work, especially if Kamingo was in the deal. 600 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:24,719 Speaker 1: I would actually be trying to include draft compensation at 601 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: the expense of keeping Kaminga out of the deal, just 602 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: for the talent. Now, again, the biggest challenges for the 603 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: Warriors to make this work will be matching salary. The 604 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: Heat apparently do not want to take back any contract 605 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: that lasts past next season. Andrew Wiggins has a player option, 606 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: but I have a feeling he might be willing to 607 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: opt out and resign somewhere else or maybe even with 608 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: the Heat. At that point. Kyle Anderson's last year is 609 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: non guaranteed, so You're good there, Buddy. Heeld is the 610 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: tough one Buddy held has. But I think it's possible 611 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: that I read something that his deal might not be 612 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: guaranteed after last year either, so that might work. But 613 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: I would just do everything I can to not include 614 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: Gary Payton second, because I think he's an excellent rotation 615 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: piece in the playoffs. And then I would try like 616 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: hell to leave Kaminga out of it. But again it's 617 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: a long shot, but I actually think it pieces together 618 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: kind of nicely for the Warriors if they could pull 619 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: it off. Number one, though by far from me, is 620 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: my favorite destination for Jimmy Butler, is still the Phoenix Suns. Now, 621 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: there's a huge roadblock in this deal. You got to 622 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: get a team that is willing to take on Bradley 623 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: Beal and that Bradley Beal is willing to waive his 624 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: no trade clause for now. That makes things tough, which 625 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: is why other teams like Milwaukee, like Golden State are 626 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 1: in the mix right now. But I think this is 627 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: the team that Jimmy can help the most. By far. 628 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: Jimmy is everything that the Sons don't have. He can 629 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: legit pressure the rim on offense, as both a bullyball 630 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 1: player and as just an overall matchup attacker. But in 631 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: a way that's more impactful because he's also excellent at 632 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: passing out of those situations, and the Sons can provide 633 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 1: him with real spacing thanks to what Kevin Durant and 634 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: Devin Booker do. He's a star that can play on 635 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: both the floor in a way that Bradley Beale can't, 636 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: but that Devin Booker and Kevin Durant can. He can 637 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: meet them at that level, and then he fundamentally alters 638 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: their physical profile. As currently constructed, the Suns are too thin. 639 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: They can be pushed around. But if you get a 640 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: frontline that has Jimmy Butler, Kevin Durant, Nick Richards, it's 641 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: just more physically imposing in terms of length, athleticism, and 642 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,719 Speaker 1: size and strength. I also think it can help them 643 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 1: with their ball pressure issues. Part of the reason why 644 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: Devin Booker and Kevin Durant can struggle with ball pressure 645 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: from time to time is they're a little thin. They 646 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: can struggle under physicality. Jimmy Butler thrives under physicality. Now 647 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 1: they're going to have to find another team to help 648 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: facilitate that. But that's a type of deal that I 649 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: think could really really help the Sons get to another 650 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: level that they can't reach at this point under their 651 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: current roster restrictions. All right, guys, it's all I have 652 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: for today. Like I said, be back tomorrow with the 653 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 1: mailbag and a bunch of the game reactions that I 654 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: wasn't able to get to today. As always, sincerely appreciate 655 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: you guys for supporting me and supporting the show. I'll 656 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 1: see you guys then the volume. What's up guys? As always, 657 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 1: I appreciate you for listening to and supporting Hoops tonight. 658 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: It would actually be really helpful for us if you 659 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: guys would take a second and leave a rating and 660 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:12,959 Speaker 1: a review. As always, I appreciate you guys supporting us, 661 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: but if you could take a minute to do that, 662 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: I'd really appreciate it.